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cPanel "password" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24106
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Release Date:
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2007-02-13
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Popularity:
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6,317 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | cPanel 10.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-0890
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Description:
s3rv3r_hack3r has reported a vulnerability in cPanel, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "password" parameter in scripts/passwdmysql within WHM (WebHost Manager) is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
Solution:
Filter malicious characters and character sequences in a web proxy.
Do not follow links from untrusted sources.
Provided and/or discovered by:
s3rv3r_hack3r
Changelog:
2007-02-13: Added CVE reference.
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